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Brags and Bricks (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Monday, June 16
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.
Meets weekly unless otherwise noted. Zoom meeting opens about 5 minutes early with a waiting room. Please be patient.
Facilitator: Varies
Meeting ID: 824 0367 4974
Passcode: 053790
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"Pass It On" Writers Group (Special Interest Groups)
Tuesday, June 17
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Meeting via Zoom
Create your family history and share with others in an effort to improve your writing.This group meets the third Tuesday of the month at 10AM Pacific.
"Pass It On" Writers' Group is currently accepting new members.
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Write It Up (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Wednesday, June 18
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Meeting via Zoom
Are you looking for inspiration to write up your family history research?
This group meets online the third Wednesday of the month. Join us to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas. Research reports, articles for publication, family histories and memoirs--all genres welcome and encouraged.
Members share their latest writing project by the 1st of the month to give others time to read and review. Depending on the number of pieces submitted, each piece will be given at least 10 minutes discussion.
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Publishing SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Wednesday, June 18
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Zoom
New day and Zoom link, JUNE ONLY.
Participate in writing and publishing the SGS Journal twice a year.
This SIG usually meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00PM Pacific, 10:00PM Eastern.
SGS membership is encouraged but not required.
To register for THIS EVENT ONLY, click here.
After registering, you will also receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email; it may be the only link you get. If you forget to register in advance or misplace the email with the link, don't worry. Register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Facilitators: Laura Sandidge and Maureen Breakiron-Evans
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EGS Family Tree Maker SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Friday, June 20
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Join Eastside Genealogical Society and SGS to learn and share tips and tricks for using Family Tree Maker by Software MacKiev. The meetings open about 15 minutes in advance. You can join and/or leave whenever you have to, and you may email your question(s) in advance or bring them up during the meeting.
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Irish SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Saturday, June 21
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Virtual via Zoom
Share information and discuss Irish ancestral research.
To participate you need to be on the SGS Irish Interest Group email list. Contact Susan McKee at sgsirishsig@seagensoc.org to join. Susan will email you the Zoom link for the monthly meetings.
Facilitator: Susan McKee
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German SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Saturday, June 21
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Virtual via Zoom
Share what you know OR get help with problems in your own research
Topic this month: TBD
To register for this event, click here.
You only need to register once for all German SIG meetings October 2024 through June 2025. After registering, you will also receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email; it may be the only link you get. If you forget to register in advance or misplace the email with the link, don't worry. Register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Facilitator: Carolyn Schott
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Brags and Bricks (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Monday, June 23
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.
Meets weekly unless otherwise noted. Zoom meeting opens about 5 minutes early with a waiting room. Please be patient.
Facilitator: Varies
Meeting ID: 824 0367 4974
Passcode: 053790
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Tech Tuesdays (Virtual via Zoom) (Classes and Workshops)
Tuesday, June 24
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Need a helping hand? Drop in (virtually) on Tech Tuesdays, the popular informal consult time on DNA, hardware, software, and virtually all genealogy-related issues. All are welcomed, especially those who are just starting.
These occur virtually on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. No appointment necessary. No guarantee we can solve your problem, but we sure will try.
Zoom room opens about 5 minutes early with a waiting room. Please be patient.
Meeting ID: 857 1272 3020
Passcode: 930736
Facilitators: Varies (Jill Morelli, Cary Bright, Ceil Rogers, Christine Schomaker)
Image by kp yamu Jayanath from Pixabay
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Mexican SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Wednesday, June 25
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Virtual via Zoom
Share information and discuss Indigenous North American, Spanish, Cuban, and Hispanic genealogical research. Meetings are held via Zoom on the 4th Wednesday of each month.
To participate you need to be on the SGS Mexican SIG email list. Contact Diane Hughes-Hart via SGSMexSIG@seagensoc.org to join. Diane will email you the Zoom link for the monthly meetings.
Facilitator: Diane Hughes-Hart, an experienced genealogist and instructor, has been studying the ancestry of her Mexican mother since 2010.
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DNA SIG-Virtual via ZOOM (Special Interest Groups)
Saturday, June 28
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Join our quarterly meetings to discover what's new in genetic genealogy and learn more about select, in-depth topics.
This month's topic(s): TBD
Co-Chairs: Cary Bright, Craig Gowens, Michelle Carroll
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Brags and Bricks (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Monday, June 30
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.
Meets weekly unless otherwise noted. Zoom meeting opens about 5 minutes early with a waiting room. Please be patient.
Facilitator: Varies
Meeting ID: 824 0367 4974
Passcode: 053790
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Thursday, July 3
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Virtual-Zoom
Welcome to the AI for Genealogy SIG, a dedicated community for exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and genealogical research.
Topic: TBD
This SIG meets monthly on the 1st Thursday of the month at 6:30PM Pacific, 9:30PM Eastern.
SGS membership is encouraged but not required.
To register for this event, click here.
This registration is good for June through December 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email; it may be the only link you get. If you forget to register in advance or misplace the email with the link, don't worry. Register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Facilitator: Sylvia Vargas
Image created by AI, edited by Sylvia Vargas |
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MAC Computer SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Wednesday, July 9
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Meeting via Zoom
Jointly sponsored by SGS and Fiske, this group meets every other month on the second Wednesday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Meetings address topics and resources helpful for those using MacIntosh (Apple) computers and the Reunion program in their genealogy research.
The link to logon will be sent to the MAC SIG email list. People wishing to attend should email macusersig@seagensoc.org to be added to the mailing list.
Co-Chairs: Lisa Marker and Diane Hettrick
Admin: Katie Hanzeli
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American Ancestors by NEHGS (FREE Webinar) (External Events)
Thursday, July 10
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
On the Ground: Top Repositories for Researching Upstate New York
Finding information about New York ancestors can be tricky. In this online lecture, Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert will discuss go-to repositories for research in the Empire State—including the New York State Library and Archives, the New York Public Library, and more.
For more information and registration, click here.
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Scandinavian Interest Group (virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Sunday, July 13
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Zoom
Topic this month: TBD
Share information and discuss Scandinavian ancestral research.
Register in advance for this meeting (click here).
You only need to register once for all Scandinavian SIG meetings in 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email; it may be the only link you get. If you forget to register in advance or misplace the email with the link, don't worry. Register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Hosts: Karen Knudson and Kathi M.
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SGS Board of Directors Meeting (Virtual) (SGS Meetings)
Monday, July 14
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
SGS members must be signed in to view Zoom Meeting info.
If you are not currently signed in, do so on "Members Home," then return to this calendar entry and click on meeting info link above.
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